Ice-creeper.



No. 772,778. f PATENTBD 00T. 18, 1904.

G. P. BROWN'INQ lICECRBBPER.

yAPPLfoAtLIoN FILED MAR. 24, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

Patented october is, 1904.

UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

lGEORGE I. BROWNING, OF FLINTHILL, VIRGINIA.

ICE-CREEPER.

Y SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 772,778, dated October 18, 1904.

Application-filed March 24, `1904.1

To M w/wm/ it may cocern: v Be it known that I, GEORGE P. BROWNING,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Flint-v hill, 'in the county of Rappahannock, State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Creepers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXaCtdesCription of the'invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to ice-Creepers; and it has for its object to provide a simple construction which may be secured to the bottom of the shoes to effectually prevent slipping and which may be easily and quickly'applied and removed without the use oflspecial tools,

other objects and advantages of the invention being understood from the following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this y specification and in which` like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a top plan view showing a Creeper embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view'of the Creeper. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through the plate of the Creeper. Fig. L is a detail sectional view through the clamping-lever and the Connected parts.

Referring now to the drawings, the present Creeper, of which there is supposed to be one for each shoe, consists of a metal plate comprising a sole portion 5 and instep portion 6, a heel portion 7 and a vertical portion 8 connecting the heel portion with the instep portion and which lies vagainst the front of the heel of the shoe to which the Creeper is attached, the sole, instep, and heel portions of the plate being disposed against the blottoms'of the Corresponding parts of the sioe.

by engaging Ain the surface of the ice prevent the plate from slipping. To hold the plate to theshoe, Clamps are provided as follows: lnthe upper face of the sole portion 5 of the plate are formed Channels 10 and 11, which are arc-shaped, the Channels converging rearwardly or toward the heel of the plate and 50 leading to an opening 12, formed in the plate.

:of the shoe.

From the lower face of the sole and yheel portions 5 and 7 project spikes 9, which Serial :Na-199,857. (No model.)

y In the channels 10 and l1 are diposed the jaws lvand 14:..which project at one end beyond the side edges of the plate and overlap at their opposite ends where they project over the opening 12, these overlapping ends being pivotally Connected by means of a pin 111', which connects them also to aplate 15, in which is formed a longitudinal seriesof perforations 16. The outer ends of the plates 13 and 14, which project beyond the side edges of'the sole portion 5 of the main plate,l

are bent upwardly and then inwardly, so that I they may engage' over the edge portions of a shoe-sole and hold the Creeper-plate to the latter.` To hold' the jaws 13 and let in the Channels 10 and 11, pins 16 and 17 are engaged with the plate and through slots 19 and 2O in the jaws, said pins being headed to prevent movement of the jaws from the pins. By sliding the jaws in the channels 10 andfll the outer ends thereof are drawn into or moved out of engagement with the shoe-sole, as will be understood. A second pair of jaws 20 and 21 are provided. The jaws 20 and 21 are also of arc shape, the forward ends thereof being overlapped and connected by a pivot-pin 22, while their opposite ends project beyond the sides of the instep portion 5 of the keeperplate and are bent upwardly and then inwardly, as illustrated, to engage over the sole Headed pins 23 and 24. carried by the instep portion of the Creeper-plate, engage slots 25 and 26 in .the jaws 20 and 21 and hold the jaws thereto while permitting of sliding movement of the jaws.

Upon the plate'15 is disposed a sleeve 27 which is slidable on the plate and is held at diiferent.. points of its sliding movement by means of a pin 28, engaged through the sleeve and through a corresponding perforation 16.

A lever 29 is pivoted to the sleeve 27 and is engaged also with the pivot-pin 22, and this '-lever is accessible through the opening 12, so

by the sole portion 6, lies in the path of move- IOO ment of the lever 29, so that the latter cannot pass beyond its clamping position. To hold the heel portion of the Creeper-plate against lateral or longitudinal displacement, spikes or pins 30 are provided, which project upwardly therefrom and engage in the heel of the shoe.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that there is provided a creeper which will be effective in its operation, which may be easily and quickly applied and removed, and which when in place will be held securely against displacement.

What is claimed is- 1. An ice-Creeper comprising a plate including a sole, instep and heel portions, said plate having an opening therethrough and having channels in its upper face leading from the side edges thereof inwardly and rearwardly to said opening, clamping-jaws slidably held in said channels, a plate to which the rear ends of the jaws are pivoted, a sleeve ad justably mounted upon the last-named plate, a second pair of jaws slidably mounted upon the Creeper-plate and a lever pivoted to the forward ends of the last-named jaws and to the sleeve and under the inliuence of which the sleeve and last-named jaws are movable toward and away from each other,

2. An ice-Creeper comprising a plate inthe opening, clamping-jaws slidably mounted in the channels, asecond pair of clampingjaws slidably connected to the plate, and a clamping-lever connected with both sets of jaws and with which they are movable into and out of engaging positions, said lever being accessible through said opening.

3. An ice-Creeper comprising a plate provided with spikes, a pair of clamping-jaws slidably connected with the plate, a plate pivoted to the clamping-jaws and having' a longitudinal series of perforations, a perforated sleeve slidably mounted upon the perforated plate, a pin for engagement through the perforations of the sleeve and plate to hold the sleeve at different points longitudinally oi the plate, a second pair of clamj/)ing-jaws slidably mounted upon the plate, and' a clampinglever pivoted to the sleeve and to the second pair of clamping-jaws.

In testimony whereof alx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE P. BROWNING'. Witnesses:

GEO. H. CHANDLEE, F. C. JoNEs. 

